Gakona, Alaska is a small rural area located in the Valdez-Cordova Borough. It has a total population of only 297 people according to the 2010 census. Gakona is known for its natural beauty, outdoor activities, and friendly locals. When it comes to politics, local residents have access to state and federal representatives as well as regional borough representatives. In addition to this, they can also participate in local elections which help determine how their community is run and who represents them on local matters. The current political landscape in 99586 Gakona, AK includes a Mayor and City Council, which hold regular meetings throughout the year to address matters of importance to the city and its citizens. The City Council consists of three council members, who are elected by popular vote every two years. Residents can also voice their opinion at public comment sessions held at each meeting. With such a small population size, locals take an active role in their political process through engaging with these elected officials and participating in local elections whenever possible.
The political climate in Zip 99586 (Gakona, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, AK is 0. In Not Found County, AK 41.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 53.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 5.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Valdez-Cordova Borough remained strongly Republican, 53.1% to 41.9%.
Valdez-Cordova county voted Republican in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 99586 (Gakona, AK) is somewhat conservative.
Gakona, Alaska is somewhat conservative.
Not Found County, Alaska is 0.
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Alaska is somewhat conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Gakona, Alaska: D R R R r R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 99586 (Gakona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $285 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)